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Davenport Metro

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL · 4 counties · 380,452 residents (2025 est.) · 2,270 sq mi
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Davenport is home to 381,503 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $183,173, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 6%. Median rent is $932 a month. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,139, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Davenport

Among the 23 metro and micro areas based in Iowa

  • 10th in household income$73,139
  • 9th in share with a bachelor's degree30.0%
  • 11th in home value$183,173
  • 4th in diversity score50.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
381,503
+1%since 2000
from 376,019 in 2000
380,452 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
168 / sq mi
+1%since 2000
from 166 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.5
+9%since 2000
from 37.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,270 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
367K371K376K381K386K19902000201020202024Davenport
2024382K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(21,410)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(23,984)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(25,226)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(24,964)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(22,550)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.1%(46,029)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(49,125)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(45,185)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(49,372)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.3%(43,122)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(21,833)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(8,703)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$73,139
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,607 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,505
+99%since 2000
from $20,383 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.7%
+20.2 ptssince 2009
from 28.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.443
+1%since 2010
from 0.438 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$183,173
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $82,914 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$932
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $463 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.7%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 71.7% in 2000
28.3% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.30 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.5%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.5
+3%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
37
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.2%(324,063)
Black5.6%(21,214)
Hispanic / Latino5.6%(20,919)
Asian1.1%(4,131)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.3%(287,389)
Black7.5%(28,482)
Hispanic / Latino9.7%(37,107)
Asian2.4%(9,039)
Other5.1%(19,486)
Diversity Score
51
+42%since 2009
from 36 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−7%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.3%(31,501)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,439)
Central American0.3%(1,221)
Spaniard0.1%(486)
Guatemalan0.1%(426)
Honduran0.1%(346)
Colombian0.1%(310)
Dominican0.1%(280)
Salvadoran0.1%(264)
Cuban0.1%(206)
Ecuadorian0.1%(198)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(127)
Venezuelan0%(118)
Chilean0%(69)
Peruvian0%(39)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(2,933)
Burmese0.4%(1,237)
Chinese0.3%(1,014)
Vietnamese0.3%(856)
Filipino0.2%(771)
Korean0.2%(675)
Pakistani0.1%(287)
Kazakh0.2%(235)
Japanese0%(183)
Nepalese0%(147)
Laotian0%(146)
Cambodian0.1%(104)
+ 5 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(39)
Thai0%(27)
Uzbek0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(91)
Samoan0%(77)
Tongan0%(3)
Ancestry
German24.8%(94,663)
Irish13.1%(49,852)
English10%(38,316)
Swedish4.3%(16,238)
American3.8%(14,513)
Italian2.6%(9,742)
Belgian2.4%(9,267)
Polish1.9%(7,146)
Scottish1.7%(6,394)
Norwegian1.5%(5,892)
French1.5%(5,637)
Dutch1.4%(5,485)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.7%(2,714)
Danish0.7%(2,553)
Czech0.6%(2,215)
Greek0.6%(2,200)
Welsh0.6%(2,157)
Swiss0.2%(938)
Russian0.2%(915)
Arab0.2%(837)
British0.2%(836)
Lithuanian0.2%(636)
West Indian0.2%(615)
Croatian0.2%(606)
Hungarian0.1%(567)
Austrian0.1%(480)
Jamaican0.1%(467)
Finnish0.1%(401)
Ukrainian0.1%(373)
Canadian0.1%(356)
Syrian0.1%(338)
Slovak0.1%(302)
Moroccan0.1%(244)
Kenyan0.1%(226)
Macedonian0.1%(176)
Latvian0.1%(171)
Romanian0.1%(159)
Serbian0%(135)
Lebanese0%(133)
Ethiopian0%(130)
Iranian0%(111)
Nigerian0%(93)
Brazilian0%(92)
Slovene0%(92)
Haitian0%(78)
Ghanaian0%(66)
Turkish0%(38)
Armenian0%(32)
Bulgarian0%(30)
Israeli0%(27)
Egyptian0%(24)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.0%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 20.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.6%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 84.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.6 min
+69%since 2000
from 12.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.1%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 84.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.7%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 6.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 65.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 75.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.9%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
5.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.0%
+14.4 ptssince 2017
from 75.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.6%
+5.1 ptssince 2020
from 89.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 91.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 4.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.7%(53,108)
Married51.8%(79,234)
Widowed3.2%(4,938)
Divorced10.3%(15,752)
Women 15+
Never married28.6%(45,073)
Married49.6%(78,219)
Widowed9.3%(14,747)
Divorced12.6%(19,812)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.4%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 10.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 60.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 72.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 37.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25%(5,428)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(4,809)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(7,594)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(969)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(325)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 21,750 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Davenport, decade by decade

Davenport population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990368,151$67,231$116,59617.2%21.9
2000376,019$73,972$151,04120.0%31.3
2010379,690$69,693$173,91524.5%39.7
2020384,324$72,884$173,14127.6%51.8
2024381,503$73,139$183,17330.0%50.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

In this metro

Largest cities

DavenportCENTRAL100,358MolineCENTRAL42,362Bettendorf40,710Rock IslandCENTRAL36,225East Moline20,453Kewanee12,115Silvis7,979Eldridge6,954Geneseo6,505Milan5,028Colona4,938Le Claire4,741Coal Valley3,859Aledo3,506Park View2,437Galva2,383Cambridge2,020Carbon Cliff1,810Hampton1,751Orion1,708Port Byron1,638Andalusia1,175Buffalo1,146Rapids City939Atkinson924Princeton909Coyne Center904Long Grove844Viola836Alexis755

The 30 most populous of 75 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

4 component counties

Scott CountyCENTRAL175,259Rock Island CountyCENTRAL141,869Henry County48,095Mercer County15,229
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL has about 381,503 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

The typical household in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL earns about $73,139 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL expensive?

In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, the median home is worth about $183,173, and the typical rent is about $932 a month.

How educated are people in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

About 30.0% of adults age 25 and over in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL?

About 12.6% of people in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL grown since 1990?

Yes, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 13,352 residents, a change of about 4 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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